Improvement in clothes-driers



u z. B. PUTN'AM & H. H.McDONALD.

Improvement in Clothes Driers.

No. 122,280. I Patented Dec. 26,1871.

UNITED STATES ZENAS B. PUTNAM-AND HENRY H. MCDONALD, OF BELFAST, MAINE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-DRIERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 122,280, dated December 26, 1871.

To whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ZENAS B. PUTNAM and HENRY H. MCDONALD, of Belfast, in the coun. ty of Waldo and State of Maine, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Clothes- Racks; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a representation of aperspective view of our invention. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Figs. 3 and 4 represent the racks in different positions.

Our invention has relation to clothes-racks; and consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the hinged racks, frame, and parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

A A represent the side beams, which are connected by means of cross-bars g g. The cross or horizontal bar 9 is finished with a molding or projecting rib, as shown in the drawing. To this horizontal bar 9 are secured the arms or pendent bars b b by means of hinges or their equivalents.

To the lower end of these bars b b are hinged the folding-bars or arms 0 c, which are designed to be folded up when not'in use. Each of these bars b'b and c c are connected together by the transversebars d, upon which the clothes are hung for drying or airing. Near the lower end of the side beams are sockets e e, into which the lower ends of the arms 0 o fit. These sockets act as stops for the cross-bars c c, and hold them in a steady position, as shown in Figs. 1 and2. The rack is intended to be snspen ded from hooks by means of the rings ff. When the racks are filled with clothing the arms may be let down, as shown in Fig. l, or at full length, as shown in Fig. 4, so that both rack and clothing'will require but little space and room. When the lower rack is not in use it. may be folded under the upper rack, asshown in Fig. 3, the molding upon the upper end of the frame allowing suificient space for both sections to hang in a vertical po-- sition, in which they will remain Without the employment of books or other means for holding the lower parts in place.

The combination of the frame A, provided with the projecting upper bar 9 and hinged racks b and c, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

' ZENAS ,B. PUTNAM.

HENRY H. MCDONALD. Witnesses:

WM. H. FOGLER,

J. W. WHEELER. (91) 

